Builder Withdraws Drywall Coverage Request, Moves to Dismiss Insurer's Suit

PENSACOLA, Fla. - A builder named by its insurer in a Chinese drywall declaratory judgment action has withdrawn its demand for coverage in a move it says obviates the need for a court to decide the insurer's duty to defend or indemnify against underlying claims. First Specialty Insurance Corp. v. Williams-Brown Inc., No. 11-527 (N.D. Fla.).

Williams-Brown Inc. filed the notice to withdraw its coverage demand April 10 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. In doing so, the builder says, there no longer exists a judiciable controversy over First Specialty Insurance Co.'s duties and obligations under …